Combined calculating and card printing and perforating machine



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Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NATHAN PERKINS, OFEAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ELLIS ADDING i TYPEWRITER COMPANY,OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY COMBINED CALCULATINGAND CARD PRINTING AND PERFORATING MACHINE lApplication led September 16,1926. Serial No. 135,880.

This invention relates to a combined fullkeyboard calculating and cardprinting and perforating'machine and, more particularly, to a machine ofthat character which may be attached to, or built into, a calculatingmachine for the purpose of printing or perforating, or both printing andperforating cards at the same time that the calculating machine isoperated.

Vhen referring to a calculating machine, I intend to includefull-keyboard machines which perform arithmetical operations, whetherpurely of addition, or of both addition and subtraction, and Whether ornot accompanied by mechanism for the list- -ing or printing of the itemsand of the amounts representing the operation. Nor are the mechanisms ofthe present invention restricted to use in connection with an adding orsubtracting machine as they may be used in conjunction with machineswhich perform other mathematical operations than addition andsubtraction.

The purpose of the invention is to provide in combination with afull-keyboard calculating machine improved means for automaticallyhandling a series of cards or sheets, successively, printing andperforating them, or alone printing or perforating said cards or sheets,in a manner corresponding to the different items and amounts set up orbrought about on the calculating machine with which my improvements areused, to the end that the perforations in the cards or sheets may beused for sorting the cards in dierent classes by appropriate means,while the amounts printed or perforated may be summed up on a suitablemachine.

As the present embodiment of the machine has been designed for use inconnection with the Well-known full-keyboard Ellis listing addingmachine or adding and subtracting machine, with or without thetypewriting mechanism thereof, my invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings and is hereinafter described in connection with the said Ellismachine. It is to be understood, however, that I -do not therebyrestrict my improvements to use in connection with the i Ellis machineas they may be used as an attachment to, or built into, othercalculating machines.

In the accompanying drawings, and following description reference ismade only to so much of the Ellis machine as will aii'ord aclearfunderstanding of the manner in Which the present improvements arecombined With parts of the Ellis may provided with appropriate operatingconnections properly timed to correctly co-ordinate with the mechanismthereof without interfering with the present capacity and functions ofsaid machine, or, to be built with my im rovements as a part thereof.

y improvements are described and illustrated in connection with aten-bank machine but it is obvious that the number of banks of a fullkeyboard machine in no manner varies or interferes with the use of myimprovements.

Furthermore, while I have illustrated my l improvements as adapted toprint gures corresponding to seven banks counting from right to left,perforating the cards to correspond to operations controlled by thethree left-hand banks of keys, it will be understood that the presentimprovements may be arranged to print all of the ten figures, or toperforate the cards corresponding to all of the fi res which may be usedon a ten-bank machine, or the printing and perforating may be arrangedin any desired proportion or relationship.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure l is a longitudinal section through the printing groups, showingthe operative connections Fig. 2 is a similar View through the cardperforating mechanism;

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Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the mechanism of Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is an elevation looking toward the right-hand side of the machineshowing the connections by Which the mechanisms are driven from thecalculating machine;

Fig. 5 is a sect-ion through the slide which carries the card across themachine;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the mechanisms shown in Figs. 4 and 5;

Fig. 7 is a cross section looking toward the rear of the machine,certain parts bein in elevation; p

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the card carrying slide and the meanswhereby it is actuated by the carriage of the calculating machine.

Fig. 9 is an elevation thereof looking toward the left hand side of themachine;

Figs. 10, 11 and 12, are detail plan views of certain parts of themechanism of Figs. 8 and 9, showing the parts in different successivepositions; and

Fig. 13 is a detail view of the card or ticket, illustrating how it mayappear after being punched and printed.

While I have shown my improvements as carried by a separate frame whichis con- P nected to the rear of the frame of the calculating machine, itis to be understood that ufactured or in use to convert it into acombined machine possessing the added characteristics and capabilitiesprovided by my improvements. In the use of my machine, the desirednumber which is to be listed, or accumulated, or both, is set up bydepressing keys in the banks or orders of the full-keyboard and then, byputting the machine through a single cycle of opera-tion, the number setup is not only listed, 'or accumulated, or both, but it is alsoautomatically, on the same cycle of the machine printed and/or punched`on the card if the machine is arranged for duplication of the number onthe car Furthermore, the card is under automatic control by thecarriageof the ma.

chine and is fed horizontally by the carriage when the carriage moveshorizontally, thereby positioning the card for the entry of succeedingprintings or recordings to correspond with further items printed on thesheet carried by the platen of the said carriage.

The base of the Ellis machine appears at B45 and its frame at B48. Theracks or actuators are shown at R50. These racks-cor respond in numberto the number of banks of keys provided on the machine.

The wheels of the accumulator with which the racks R50 are adapted to ena e, appear at N50. This accumulator is o t e type disclosed in thepatent to Ellis No. 1,203,863 and further description thereof isunnecessary. It may be stated, in passing, that the lower accumulatorwhich is commonly employed inthe duplex Ellis machine according to thedisclosures of Patent 1,203,863, 1s not shown, having been omitted forthe accommodation of the operating connections for my improved printingand perforating attachment but such additional accumulator may beprovided in the machine or it may be located elsewhere than in its usualposition. lt is to be understood, therefore, that no limitation isimposed on the Ellis machine as to the number and kind of accumulators,when my improvements are combined with said machine.

rllhe parts R52, R65, R60, 45B, R80 illustrated, correspond to similarparts in the Ellis patents hereinbefore noted.

Similarly, one of the units of the printing y group is shown at P53,P10, P11, the same being operated as set forth in the aforesaid Ellispatents.

rlihe platen S and its accessories, and the aper table S53, and thecarriage C45, etc., are all Well-known.

Referring to Fig. 4, the accumulator frames appear at N45, the mainshaft is shown at O1, the operating piece or plate carried by saidshaft, appears at O51, the cam plate or piece 062 is operated from thepiece O51 by the stud and roller O28 and O36, said cam being carried atR1, all corresponding to similar parts in the Ellis machine patents. Ifthe machine be operated by a handle, said handle is secured to the shaftO1 but when operated by an electric motor, there is provided theoperating arm or link M65 which is pivoted at M27 tothe operating pieceO51.

Only so much of the Ellis machine has been shown and described as Willafford a clear understanding of how the present improvements are appliedthereto. Referring now to the improved card printing and perforatingmechanism which is shown as an attachment combined with the Ellismachine, the base 1 is suitably attached, as by screws shown in Fig. 4,to the rear of the base B45 of the Ellis machine. Rising from base 1 areposts 2 and frames 3 and 4, the latter being suitably secured to theaccumulator frames N45. Side bars 4 and 6 and a table 7 are carried bythe posts 2.

A vertically arranged receptacle 8 which is openv at its ends, issupported by the base 1, covered by a plate 9 and serves as a receptaclefor the finished cards after they have been printed and perforated.

The means for feeding the cards, one at a time, to position them forprinting and perforating, comprises side bars 10, a rear bar 11, ahorizontally arranged fecderplate 12,

:hacerse and a front bar 13. There is an opening between the front edgeof the plate 12 and the front bar 13 for the reception of a card. Thecard is pushed over the plate 9 and the table 7 when the plate 12 isoperated in a forward direction. The plate 12 is of slightly lessthickness than that of one of the cardsbut the front bar 13 projectsupwardly the thickness of the card above the top of the plate 9.

Disposed above the slide is a receptacle 14 which contains the cards 15.A weight 16 resting on the stack of cards holds them flat and inreadiness for the removal of the lowest card of the stack.

Mounted in suitable bearings is a rock shaft 17 to which is secured anarm 18, Fig. 4, which is connected by a link 19 to the operating arm orpiece O51 carried by the main shaft @1. The connection of link 19 topiece O51 may be rendered operative or inoperative at the will of theoperator. The piece O51 carries a stud 19m which may be positioned in anarc-shaped slot 19x, or in a branch 19y thereof, to uncouple the link 19from pin 19ln or, on the other hand, to couple them together. Control iseffected by shifting a bell-crank-handlelever 101 pivoted to the frameat 102 and connected to link 19 by a short link 100. A detent, notshown, holds the lever 101 where set. The lever 101 projects through thetop plate K50 of the machine.

Another link 20 is pivoted at one end to the arm 18 and at its other endit has al slotted connection to an arm 21 which is carried by a rockshaft 22.

The rock shaft 22 carries at its end arms 23 .and these larms areconnected by links 24 to lugs 25 on the side bars 10 of the slide.

When the calculating machine is operated and the shaft O1 moves throughits forward stroke, the two rock shafts 17 and 22 will be rocked in aforward direction and through the connections previously described, theslide 12 will be carried forwardly or toward the front of the machineand will push the lower-most card from the stack 15.

Carried by shaft 22 is another arm 26 Whose end is arranged angularlyfor the purpose of passing over and depressing a hooked lever 27 whichis pivoted at 27 and is actuated by a spring 28 but whose movement isarrested by a stop 29 coming in contact with the frame 1, Fig. 4. TheSpring 28 restores the lever 27 to the position shown after the arm 26passes the hook on said lever.

Vhen the shaft O1 makes its return stroke, the shaft 17 is rocked to theposition shown in Fig. 4 but the slotted connection of the link 20 withthe arm 26, permits the link 20 to return to normal position withoutreturning the shaft 22.

The lever 27 is connected at its forward end by a link 30 to the returnlever 59G which co-operates with the carriage of the calculatingmachine. When this lever is lowered or depressed either by the travel ofthe carriage or by manual operation, the hooked lever 27 will belowered-and the shaft 22 will be returned by the action of a spring 31,Figs. 4, 6 and 7.

During the return movement ofthe slide 12, the card which has beenprinted and perforated, will pass below the plate 9 and hence will dropinto the receptacle 8, without disturbing the stack of cards 15.

A link 32 which is pivoted to the arm 18, connects said arm to an arm 33carried by a shaft 34 which operates the hammer mechanism for theprinting means.

Pivoted at 36 to the reducer arms R60 are aseries of links 35, therebeing a separate link for each arm R60. The links are guided in a comb44 which depends from the comb P56 for the links P53. The links 35 arepivoted at 37 to arms38 which are loosely mounted on a cross rod R2,said arms 38 being suitably spaced by collars of said rod R2 so thatthere will be no interference with the movement of the links 35. l

Mounted on the shaft 17 are bell-cranks 40 which have slotted ends thatreceive the pins 39 carried by the links 35.

Slides 42 which are supported and guided by bars 46, are connectedtosthe bell-cranks by links 41. Each slide 42 carries a set of ten typewhich appear at 43, said type running in sequence from 0 to 9. The typesare carried on the lower faces of the type bars 43 and the individualtype bars are normally held in raised position by bowed springs 45. Thetypes are arranged to print their impressions on the card when on thetable 7 as will appear hereinafter.

rlhe links 41 are provided with projections 41a which are guided by acomb 47. The pivoted hooks 48 are arranged to be engaged by therespective projections 41EL which rest on the next hook for the purposeof raising all of the hooks to the right of any hook 48 when said hookis o erated, while those hooks to the left are not a fected, thusautomatically printing all cyphers to the right and cutting out all tothe left of a figure that is printed, by preventing the action of thehammers now to be described.

The action exerted by the projections 41u is such that a movement of theparts sufficient to bring the No. l type in the position normallyoccupied by the 0 type will raise the hook 48 out of engagement with thehammer 49 with which it is normally latched, after which no furthermovement of the hook is required on account of the projection of thepart 48u. y

Hammers 49 are mounted on the rod or shaft 34 for individual action.These hammers have an enlarged head to afford weight and a small endadapted to contact with the upper end of the types 43. Pivotally conlillnected at 49 to the heads of the hammers 49,4 7

are yielding pieces 50 which arel actuated by the springs 51 and areprovided with alip 50a. The springs 51 of the respective pieces 50 arefastened to a hammer-restoring-universalbar -52 against which the pieces50 are held by the springs 51. The restoring bar 52 is carried by arms52 which are secured near the ends of the shaft 34.

There is a pivoted latch 53 which is actuated by a spring 54 to aposition where it engages the hammers 49 to normally hold them in theirupper position after they have been brought to that position by therestoring bar 52. The universal latch 53 releases the hammers 49 whenmoved by the downward travel of `the restoring bar 52. The downwardtravel of the restoring bar 52 is brought about by the turning of shaft34 by the link 32 and arm 33. When the restoring bar 52 novesdownwardly, the tension on the springs 51 is considerably increased sothat when the hammers 49 are released, they deliver a suitable blow onthe type blocks or bars 43.

When a series of the keys of the calculating machine are depressed andthe machine is operated by turning the shaft O1 and the piece O51,andwhen the shaft O1 passes through the forward part of its cycle, therestoring bar B. is swung to the rear and the springs R80 then cause thereducer arms R60 and the racks R50 to move rearwardly until stopped bythe depressed keys as set forth in the Ellis patents. This operationpositions the printing group of the calculating machine so that thedesired number may be printed on the paper around the platen S90.

Links 35 and the bell-cranks 40 at the same time osition Ithe slides 42to brin the appropriate type blocks to position w ere they will beadapted to print on the card taken from the stack 15, the same numberwhich the printing group of lt-he calculating machine is set to print.

The movement of the link 19 and of the link 32 and arm 33 turns theshaft 34 to swing the restoring bar 52 'downwardly to its lowestposition where it will trip the universal latch 53 and release thehammers 49. Such of the hammers 49 as have been un'- hooked from thehooks 48, will then ily downwardly under the tension of the distendedsprings 51 but when the members 50 strike the restoring bar 52 they willbe arrested, the momentum of the parts causing the hammers to movefarther and then to return, thus imparting to the type 43 a reboundingblow which causes them to make an impression on the card on the table 7without chattering. For the purpose of printing on the card, there isinterposed be- `tween the card and the type, a printing ribbon 55which,after passing over guide rollers 56, winds on upper and lower spools 5758, carried by spindles 59, 63.

To the end of the shaft 59 there is frictionally secured a ratchet wheel60.

A pawl 61 co-operates with said ratchet wheel and is connected at 62 tothe arm 33. By this means, any loose ribbon is wound up.

The positive feed of the ribbon 55 is brought about by the turning of aratchet wheel 64, Fig. 4, which is secured to the shaft 63. There aretwo arms 65 which swing onthe shaft 63 and have one end slotted andreceiving a roller 66 which is mounted between the arms 18 and 67 on theshaft 17 to impart motion to the aforesaid arms. Located between thearms 65 is a ratchet pawl 68 which is held by a bowed sprinO' 69 incontact with the ratchet wheel 64. nasmuch as the pawl 68 has its pivotsslidably mounted in the slots in the arms 65, said pawl canautomatically reverse itself when the ribbon is unwound from the spool58.

The rocking movement of the shaft 17 imparts a similar action to thearms 65. When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 4, the ribbonwill be fed from the lower spool 58 to the upper spool 57. When theribbon has completelyr unreeled from spool 58 and has become wound up onspool 57, a continuance of the motion will then wind the ribbon on thelower spool 58, the ratchet wheel of the upper spool slippilng as theribbon is taken from spool 57. en the spool 57 is unreeled, thecontinued vibration of the arms will cause the pawl 68 to reverse itsaction because the ribbon will no longer permit the ratchet wheel 64 toturn and the point of the pawl will be carried past the center line othe arms 65 to the reverse line. Suflicient friction is provided toinsure that the dragging back of the pawl will. not turn the ratchetwheel 64. The mechanism described provides for automatic reversal of theribbon.

As previously set forth, provision is made for perforating or punchingthe card under the control of the keys of such banks of the key-board ofthe calculating machine as may be desired. In the present instance thethree highest orders or. banks are used for punching purposes but itwill be understood that this is merely illustrative as more or lessbanks may be used for that purpose.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 2 and 7, the upper ends of thethree bell-cranks 40 at the left when facing the machine, are connectedby links 70 to independent slides 71 each of which carries a singlepunch 72 and a die 73 which are located on opposite sides of a slotwhich receives the card. Bars 7 4, similar to the bars 46, serve asguides for the slides 71. A ram 75 which is slidable y 71, the ram 75 isadapted to operate said punches.

The ram 75 is'suspended by toggle levers having the arms 76, 77 andconnected at their knuckles by links 78. A latch 79 is pivotallyconnected to the toggle levers and is drawn tothe left, Fig. 2, by aspring 83 which keeps the ram and the punches normally raised.

Secured to the shaft 34 are arms 80 which are connected by pins 81, 82adapted to engage thel latch 79. Normally, the latch 79 is engaged withthe pin 81 and the movement of the toggle levers toward the left islimited by a stop bar 84.

When the arms are swung by the operation of the calculating machine aspreviously described, the punches 72 are positioned by the movement ofthe slides 71 in a manner similar to the position of the type bars 43carried by the slides 42. The shaft 34 is swung in aclock-wise'direction, carrying the arms 8O and the pins 81, 82 with it.This action causes the latch 79 to move toward the right, Fig. 2,straightening the toggle levers and forcing the ram 75 downwardly sothat the punches 72 will punch'the holes in the card. When this occurs,the pin 82 contacts with the latch 79, lifting it from engagement withthe pin 81, whereupon the spring 83 instantly breaks the toggles andraises the punches. When the shaft 311 is resto-red to normal position,the pin 81 again engages the latch 79.

The first or initial printing and perforation of the card taken from thestack 15 is thus accomplished. To print and perforate the card inanother position, it is necessary that the card be moved in thedirection of its length transversely of the machine. To accomplish thispur ose, I provide mechanism shown in Figs. 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

Guides 85 located beneath the table 7 and arranged transversely orcross-wise of the machine support a slide 86, Fig. 8, which oarries atits opposite ends, members 87 Fig. 5, which are movable vertically, arenormally held in raised position above the top of the table 7 by springs88 and are beveled so that they will be readily depressed by the frontbar ,13 of the slide 12 as it passes over them.

Referring to Figs. 7 and 8, the slide 86 is fastened to an arm 89 andboth slide crosswise of the machine, operated by the carriage C45 as ittravels in either direction.

Secured to the arm 89 is a stud 90 upon which is mounted two pawls 91and 92. Pawl 92 is adapted to lock the slide 86 in position at eitherend of its travel. A spring 93 holds a pin 91 of the pull pawl 91against a stop surface on the arm 89. A spring 94 holds the lock pawl 92against a downwardly bent part of the pull pawl 91 so that the lock pawl92 is moved by the pullpawl in one direction but not in the otherdirection.

An arm 95 which is secured to bar 6 has in one of its edges two notches95a, 95, which pins on the arm 95 so that they cover the notches 95,95?) to prevent entrance in said notches ofthe lock pawl 92,l when thisis desired.

A longitudinally slotted bar 98 is adjustably secured to an arm 99attached to carriage C45 by a bolt and nut 100, 101, enabling the bar tobe adjusted in relation to the arm 99 as desired.

Carried by the bar 98 on a pivot 102 are by a spring 104 lbut arearrested by the pins to which the spring is connected so that a space isleft between their ends to receive the bent-up end of the pull pawl 91as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

When the card is carried from the stack 15 to printing position by theslide 12, said card is located upon the table 7 between the upwardlyprojecting parts of the members 87, F ig. 5, being then located inposition to be perforated or printed or both printed and perforated torepresent the first set of iigures set up on the calculating machine.The slide 86 is at that time locked in position.

When carriage C45, starting from a position such that the jaws 103 arelocated at the right of the bent-up portion of the pull pawl 91, asshown in Fig. 10, and moving in the direction of the arrow, reaches theposijaws 103 which are drawn toward each other tion shown in Fig. 11,the bent-up end of the pull pawl riding on the inclined face of the jaw103, is swung back, and with it swings the lock pawl 92 out of the notch95a in the bar 95, suiiciently to permit the shield 96 lto cover thesaid notch 95a.

W hen the carriage has moved far enough for the pull pawl 91 to snapbetween the jaws 103 as shown in Fig. 8, the lock pawl 92 could re-enterthe notchin the bar 85 but is prevented from doing so by the shield, the

carriage being then locked to the slide 86 so that the slide 86thereafter travels with the carriage C45 and carries the card 15 alongwith it.- While the slide 86 and the los' carriage are thus fastenedtogether, they may be stopped in any desired position by providing anyof the various stops which are commonly used on the carriage of theEllis machine as explained in the Ellis Patent 1,197,276, in connectionwith Fig. 56 thereof,

sliding along the edge of the bar 95, engages u) starting position, thesquence of operations,

takes place in reverse order. By duplicating the lock and pull pawls 91,92 and the notches 95, 95", the slide 86 and the card 15 may be made toremain stationary through 1'3 any intermediate part of the movement ofthe carriage when it is desired to print the matter on the sheet carriedby the platen S90 when such matter is not to be entered on the card 15.

When the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 4, the printing andperforating mechanisms -will be operated as previously described, butwhen the handle 101 is moved to the left, the link V19 will be raised atits left-hand end and the stud 19m carried by the piece O51 will thentravel in the slot 19* when the machine is operated, and the cardprinting and perforating devices will not be operated. While thepositioning of the type and punches and cross-locating of the card willcontinue when the Ellis lmachine is operated, no card will be inserted,printed, or perforated, nor will one be discharged. This provisionenables the operator to selectively set the mechanism for operation, ordisuse, as may be desired.

My improvements enable a supplemental record to be kept of the work ofthe Ellis or any other calculating machine when such o supplementalrecord is desired and to do so in an automatic manner withoutinterferingl with the regular and usual manner of operating suchcalculating machine. On the other hand, if no such supplemental record uis desired, the cards 15 are omitted and the wei ht 16 is removed.

Fig. 13 illustrates a card which has been printed and punched. Theprinting represents a subtracting operation, the nal result appearing atthe right.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a calculating machineprovided' with a keyboardand having a travelling carriage carrying a platen, and

means for printing on paper carried by the platen the amounts which areset up or result from calculations, of card feeding mechanismmechanically operated by said machine adapted to successively feed cardsto a posia0 tion where they may be subject to control by said carriage,means for controlling the subsequent movements of the card by lthecarriage, and means mechanically operated by the machine forsuccessively indicating on a card thus fed and controlled amounts which.chine provided with a keyboard, and means adapted to indicate the`amounts which are set up or result from calculations when the machinegoes through a single cycle of operations, of means mechanicallyoperated by the machine for perforating said amounts on a card duringthe same single cycle of operations of the machine additionally 'to theindication thereof by the aforesaid means, means for automaticallyshifting the card when the platen shifts, and mechanical means forrendering said card perforating means operable or inoperable at will.

3. The combination with a calculating machine provided with a platen, afull keyboard on whose banks or orders a complete item may be set up,and having means for indicating said item thus set up when the machinegoes through a single cycle of operations, of shiftable card-carryingmeans for holding a card in llat arrangement, means for printing lthesame item on a card carried by said carrying means during the same singe cycle of operations of the machine which causes an indication to bemade as aforesaid,

said printing on the card being additional tol the indication of theitem by the aforesaid means, and means for controllin the position ofthe card-carrying means by tEe platen.

4. The combination with a calculating machine provided With a platen,and operating means, a full numeral keyboard on whose various banks ororders a complete item may be set up preparatory to using the operatingmeans aforesaid, and having means for indicating said complete item thusset up when the machine goes through a single cycle of operations, ofshiftable card-carrying means, means for perforating the same item in acardi carried by said carrying means during the same single cycle ofoperations of the ma- ,chine which causes an indication to be made 5.The combination with a calculating ma-V chine provided withr a platen, afull keyboard on Whose banks or orders a complete item may be set up,and having means for in.- dicating said item thus set up when the maroschine goes through a single cycle of operations, of shiftablecard-carrying means,

means for printing and perforating a card carried by said carrying meansto indicate thereon the same item during theA same sin le cycle ofoperations of the machine which causes an indication to be made asaforesaid,

said printing and perforating of the card being additional to theindication of the item by the aforesaid' means, and means forcontrolling the position of the card-carrying means by the platen.

6. The combination with a calculating machine provided with a movablecarriage carrying a platen and having a full keyboard on whose banks ororders'a complete item may be set up, said machine being provided withmeans for printing on paper carried by said platen the item thus set upwhen the machine goes through a single cycle of operations, of ashiftable card-carrier, means for printing the same item on a cardcarried by said card carrier during the same single cycle of operationsof the machine which causes the printing means aforesaid to print theitem on the paper ony the platen, said printing on the card beingadditional to the printing on the paper, and means operativelyconnecting the card c arrier to the carriage so that the two move inunison.

7. The combination with a calculating machine provided with operatingmeans for putting it through its cycle of operations, a movable carriagecarrying a platen, and a full keyboard on Whose banks or orders acomplete item may be set up preparatory to using the operating meansaforesaid, said lmachine being provlded with means for printing on papercarried by said platen the item thus set up when the machine goesthrough a single cycle of operations, of a shiftable card carrier, meansfor perforating the same item in a card carried by said card carrierduring the same single cycle of operations of the machine which causesoperation of the aforesaid printing means, said perforating of the cardbeing additional to the printing on the paper, and means operativelyconnecting the card carrier to the carriage so that the two move inunison by mechanical co-operation.

8. The combination with a calculating machine provided with a movablecarriage carrying a platen and having a full keyboard on whose banks ororders a complete item may be set up, said machine being provided withmeans for printing on paper carried by said platen the item thus set upwhen the machine goes through a single cycle of operations, of ashiftable card carrier, means for printing and perforating a cardcarried by said card carrier to indicate thereon the same item duringthe same single cycle of operations of the machine which causesoperation of the aforesaid rinting means, said printing and perforatmgof the card being additional to the printing on the paper, and meansoperatively connecting the card carrier to the carriage so that the twomove in unison.

9. The combination With a calculating machine having a keyboard on whichan item may be set up, and provided with a movable carriage carrying aplaten, said machine being provided With means for printing on papercarried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, of 'additionalmeans co-ordinated with the aforesaid printing means for printing thesame item on a card during the same operation Which prints it on thepaper carried by said platen, and means for carrying a card, said meansbeing mechanically attached to the carriage to shift the cardautomatically to another position to arrange the card to receive anotheritem when the machine is put through another item-printing operation.

l0. The combination with a calculating machine having a keyboard onwhich an item may be set up, and provided with a movable carriagecarrying a platen,.said machine being provided With means for printingon paper carried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, ofmeans for perforating the same item on a card during the operation whichprints it on the paper, and means operated by the movementof thecarriage to shift the card automatically to another position to arrangethe card to receive another perforated item when the machine is putthrough another item-printing operation.

l1. The combination With a calculating machine having a keyboard onWhich an itemy may be set up, calculating means operable by `keys ofsaid keyboard, a movable carriage carrying a platen, said machineembodying means for printing on paper carried by said platen the itemset up in the calculatingV means by keys of the keyboard, of la cardcarrier which holds the card in flat arrange ment so that the card ismounted to bodily move in a single plane, said card carrier beingmechanically lattached to said carriage to be automatically movedthereby in coordinated relationship thereto When the carriage isshifted, and additional printing means co-ordinated with the aforesaidcalculating means, adapted to duplicate on the card the items set up inthe calculating means and printed on the paper carried by the platen,regardless of the position of the platen and its carriage.

l2. rllhe combination with a calculating machine having a keyboard onwhich an item may be set up, and provided with a movable carriagecarrying a platen, said machine embodying means for printing on papercarried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, of a cardcarrier mounted to bodily move in a single plane and mechanicallyoperatively connected to said carriage to be automatically moved therebyin co-ordinated relation thereto When the carriage is shifted, andperforating means mechanically co-ordinated With the aforesaid meansadapted to perforate the card in a manner duplicating the items printedon the paper carried by the platen, regardless of the position of theplaten and its carriage.

13. In a calculating machine havinga keyboard on which an item may beset up, a movable carriage carrying a platen, means for printing onpaper carried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, andoperatmg means for the machine, of additional means for indicating thesame item on a card dur ing the same operation Which prints 1t on thepaper carried by the platen, means operated by the movement of thecarriage to shift the card automatically to another position to arrangethe card to receive another item when the machine is put through anotheritem-printing operation, and an automatic card feeder operated by theaforesaid operating means which positions cards where they may receiveitems as hereinbefore stated.

14. In a calculating machine having a keyboard on which an item may beset up, a movable carriage carrying a platen, means for' printing onpaper carried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, andoperating means for the machine, of additional means for indicating thesame item on a card during the same operation Which` prints it on thepaper carried by the platen, means operated by the movement of thecarriage to shift the card automaticallypto another position to arrangethe card to receive another item when the machine is put through anotheritemprinting operation, and an automatic card feeder operated by theaforesaid operating means which positions cards Where they may receiveitems as hereinbefore stated, and

' which is also adapted to Withdraw the cards after the indicationsthereon have been completed.

15. In a calculating machine having a keyboard on which an item may beset up, a movable carriage carrying a platen, means for printing onpaper carried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, andoperating means for the machine, of additional means for indicating thesame item ona card during the same operation Which prints it on thepaper carried by the platen, means operated by the movement of thecarriage to shift the card automatically to another position to arrangethe card to receive another item when the machine is put through anotheritemprinting operation, an automatic card feeder operated by theaforesaid operating means which positions cards where they may receiveitems as hereinbefore stated, and which is also adapted to Withdraw thecards after the indications thereon have been completed, and controllingmeans whereby the card-Withdrawing action of the card feeder may bedisabled. j

16. lln a calculating machine having a keyboard on which an item may b eset up, a movable carriage carrying a platen, means for printing onpaper carried by said platen the item set up on the keyboard, andoperating means for the machine, of additional means for indicating thesame item on a card during the same operation which prints it on thepaper carried by the platen, means operated by the movement of thecarriage to shift the card automatically to another position to arrangethe card to receive another item when the machine is put through anotheritem-printing operation, an automatic card feeder operated by theaforesaid operating means which positions cards where they may receiveitems as hereinbefore stated, and which is also adapted to Withdraw thecards after the indications thereon have been completed, and meanscontrolled by the movable carriage whereby the card-withdrawing actionof the card feeder may be disabled or rendered effective.

17. The combination With a calculating machine having operating meansfor putting it through its cycle of operations, and means for visiblyindicating on a card an item or calculation set up by the calculatingmachine, of an automatic card feeder operated by the aforesaid operatingmeans which initially positions cards where they may receive from theindicating means a visible indication of the item or calculationeffected when the calculating machine is put through its cycle ofoperations, and other means for shifting the card in a step-by-stepadvancing movement, after it has been initially positioned by saidautomatic card feeder, during as many successive operations of theaforesaid operating means as may be desired.

18. The combination with a calculating machine having operating meansfor putting it through its cycle of operations, and means for visiblyindicating on a card an item or calculation set up by the calculatingmachine, of an automatic card feeder operated by the aforesaid operatingmeans which initially po- .sitions cards Where they may receive from theindicating means a visible indication of the item of calculationeffected when the calculating machine is put through 'its cycle ofoperations, and which may also withdraw cards after they have received avisible indication of the item or calculation as aforesaid, and othermeans for shifting the card in a step-by-step advancing movement, afterit has been initially positioned by said card feeder, during as manysuccessive operations of the aforesaid operating means as may -bedesired.

19. The combination with a calculating machine having operating meansfor putting it through its cycle of operations, and means for visiblyindicating ona card an item or calculation set up Iby the calculatingmachine, of an automatic card feeder operated by the aforesaid operatingmeans which initially positions cards where they may receive from theindicating means a visible indication of l'to ICO

the item or calculation effected when the calculating machine is putthrough its cycle of operations, and which may also withdraw cards afterthey have received a visible indication of the item or calculation asaforesaid, other means for shifting the card in a stepby-step advancingmovement, after it has been initially positioned by said card feeder,during as many successive operations of the operating means as may bedesired, and controlling means whereby the card-withdrawing action ofthe card feeder may be disabled.

20. The combination with a calculating machine having operating meansfor putting it through its cycle of operations, and means for visiblyindicating on a card an item or calculation set up by the calculatingmachine, a card magazine, an automatic card feeder operated by theaforesaid operating means which removes a card from the magazine andinitially positions it where it may receive from the indicating means avisible indication of the. item or calculation e'ected when thecalculating machine is put through its -cycle of operations and whichmay also withdraw the card after it has received a visible indication ofthe item or calculation as aforesaid, other means for shifting the cardin a step-by-step advancing movement, after it has been lnitiallypositioned by said card feeder, during as many successive operations ofthe operating means as may be desired, and a receptacle to which thecard may be directed after it has received one or more of the aforesaidindications.

21. The combination with a calculating machine having operating meansfor putting it through its cycle of operations, and' means for visiblyindicating on a card an item or calculation set up by the calculatingmachine,

a card magazine, an automatic card feeder operated bythe aforesaidoperating means which removes a card from the magazine and initiallypositions it where it may receive from the indicating means a visibleindication of the item or calculation effected when the calculatingmachine is put through its c cle of operations and which may alsowithraw the card after it has received a visible indication of the itemor calculation yas aforesaid, other means for shifting the card in astep-by-step advancing movement, after it has been initially positionedby said card feeder, during as many successive operations of theaforesaid operating means as may be desired, controlling means wherebythe cardwithdrawing action of the card feeder may be disabled, and areceptacle to which the card may be directed when said card feeder is iloperative condition for withrawal of the car 22. The combination with acalculating machine provided with a keyboard, a travelling carriage andplaten mounted thereon, calculating means operable by the keys of saidkeyboard, and a printing group adapted to print on paper carried by saidplaten the items or amounts which are set up or result from calculationseffected by said calculating means, of a card carrier which is shiftableto successively different positions and is adapted to hold a card inrelatively flat arrangement, means mechanically coupling the cardcarrier to the travelling carriage by which said.

card carrier may be shifted in unison with the movement of the carriage,and means for indicating on the card the items or amounts of a cardcarrier which is shiftable to successively diferent positions and isadapted to hold a card in relatively flat arrangement, meansmechanically coupling the card carrier to the travelling carriage bywhich said card carrier may be shifted in unison with the movement ofthe carriage, means for indicating on the card the items or amountsprinted on paper carried by the platen, whereby items or amountssuccessively printed on the paper carried by the platen may beduplicated on the card while being printed on the paper, and means forrendering said card carrier and said card indicating means operable orinoperable at will.

24. In a calculating machine, the combination with a keyboard,calculating means o erable by the keys of said keyboard, a shi able mainplaten, and means adapted to indicate on paper carried by said platenthe items or amounts which are set up or which result from calculationselfected by said calculating supplemental or auxiliary paper carrier,supplemental or auxiliary means adapted to indicate on the paper carriedby the supplemental or auxiliary paper carrier, the items loo `meanswhen the machine is operated, of a or amounts which are indicated on thepaper main platen, and means adapted to indicate on paper carried bysaid platen the items or amounts which are set up or which result fromcalculations eected by said calculating means lwhen the machine isoperated, of a supplemental or auxiliary paper carrier, su plemental orauxiliary means adapted to in icate on the paper carried by/thesupplemental or auxiliary paper carrier, the items or amounts which areindicated on the paper carried by the main platen, and an escapementwhich controls joint travel of the main laten and the auxiliary papercarrier where y the two may shift in unison under the same control. lo26. In a writing machine, the` combination of a plurality 4ofindependentlyA mounted paper carriers, independent indicating meansforcausing duplicate indications to be provided on independent paper sheetscarried by said independent carriers, and means common to saidindependent paper carriers control- 1in their simultaneous shifting inunison.

2g?. In a writing machine, the combination of a plurality ofindependently mhuntedv paper carriers, independent indicating means forcausing duplicate indications to be provided on independent paper sheetscarried by said independent carriers, means common to said independentpaper carriers controlling their simultaneous shifting in unison, 'andmeans for selectively disabling the operation of the indicating meansfor one of said paper carriers.

28. In a writing machine, the combination of a plurality ofindependently mounted aper carriers, independent indicating means orcausin duplicate indications to be provided on in ependent paper sheetscarried by said independent carriers, means common to said independentpaper carriers controlling their simultaneous shifting in unison, andmeans for disabling the indlcatingmeans for afselected paper carrier orthe shifting thereo 40 29. In a writing machine, the combination of aplurality of independently mounted aper carriers, independent indicatingmeans or causing duplicate indications to be rovided'on independentpaper sheets carrie by said independent carriers, and a singleescapement jointly serving the aforesaid paper carriers, whereby theyare adapted to simultaneously shift in unlson.

30; In a writing machine, the combination of a plurality ofindependently mounted aper carriers, independent indicating means orcausing duplicate indications to be provided on independent paper sheetscarried by said independent carriers, a single escapement jointlyserving the aforesaid paper carriers, whereby` they are adapted tosimultaneously shift in unison, and means for stopping the travel of aselected paper carrier Without interfering with the travel of anotherpaper carrier.

In testlmony whereof I ailix my signature.

N ATHAN PERKINS.

